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A European leader's top aide suggested his country wouldn't have resisted if Russia had invaded it
  • Of course it's Hungary. What a sad state of affairs for the country whose brave resistance led to the term "tankie" being coined for the pro-Russian side.

  • Nearly 1 in 10 Americans report they are severely obese, says study.
  • Only ten percent? I'd have guessed it's higher, but perhaps the states I haven't visited have slimmer people.

  • Mike Lindell claims ignorance over neo-Nazi symbolism in MyPillow prices
  • Dammit, how'd I miss that one? As a token of thanks, please use coupon code 1000YRCH for an extra discount!

  • A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam.
  • But there's no installer, so I can't reinstall it on another device. With GOG I have an installer just like I'd have with physical media.

  • A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam.
  • You still need your gog account to download games though.

    I need an account to make the purchase and download, but I can then delete my account and keep the installers on a hard drive.

  • Mike Lindell claims ignorance over neo-Nazi symbolism in MyPillow prices
  • A wide selektion of pillows featuring proprietary anti-parasite coating! Available in black, white, and red.

  • A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam.
  • Because I can download and save installers for GOG games and install them without needing to connect to GOG at all. It's more akin to buying physical media than it is to Steam or other storefronts.

  • AI bots now beat 100% of those traffic-image CAPTCHAs
  • V3 isn't necessarily more effective than V2, it's just less obtrusive.

  • Ubisoft comes crawlin' back to Steam
  • Whoa, you should preface your posts with a warning, lest anyone cut themselves on all that edge.

  • X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier / And suspends the journalist who published it.
  • I don't even care at this point. Anybody still actively using that shithole website is complicit.

  • Trump Sells $100K Gold Watches on Same Day Melania Insists People Can’t Afford Basic Necessities
  • This is probably the only watch douchier than a Hublot. Even Richard Mille can't hope to match this.

  • Pakistani Maulana Who Advocated 'Death For Blasphemy' Now On The Run For 'Blasphemous Remarks' Over Alleged Errors In Quran
  • Aristotle wrote a lot

    He did, but none of those writings survived to make it to us. All of his extant "works" are in fact lecture notes taken by his students. The Penguin translation of Nicomachean Ethics for example is beautifully done in a way that makes that very evident.

  • Pakistani Maulana Who Advocated 'Death For Blasphemy' Now On The Run For 'Blasphemous Remarks' Over Alleged Errors In Quran
  • On some level, he isn't wrong. It's all transcribed speeches, sort of like how we have no surviving writings of Aristotle, only notes taken by students during his lectures, or of course like the new testament which is a compendium of books written by people ranging from a few years after Jesus' death all the way out to a century thereafter.

  • Ubisoft comes crawlin' back to Steam
  • GabeN will name twelve disciples who will spread His word and continue His work.

  • Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates
  • I wouldn't be surprised if the pro-Stein disinfo increases too. It wouldn't be a coincidence...

  • Pentagon wants to give controversial white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, White House says no
  • The question is not whether their use is automatically a war crime, but whether the UAF would potentially use them as a war crime. Would you give them their nukes back?

  • Starmer defends borrowing £18m flat as place for son to study during election
  • The British Parliamentary Ministerial system combines the Legislative and Executive branches.

    What leads you to believe this is accurate?

  • Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates
  • Yes, but Lemmy is probably the least islamophobic platform out there, short of anything explicitly islamic.

  • Why does VirtualBox keep launching on boot?

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/28766034

    > Sorry if this kind of question isn't allowed here, but I'm at my wit's end. VB randomly started launching on startup about 2 weeks ago (on EndeavourOS) and I can't figure out why. There's no shortcut in ~/config/autostart, it isn't in the KDE startup apps list, and I can't find anything virtualbox-related with systemctl either. There's also no setting in the VB app itself. WTF?

    Based on recommendations in that thread, I also checked:

    /etc/systemd/system /etc/default/ vboxautostart.service KDE "restore session" settings

    Any ideas are much appreciated!

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    Why does VirtualBox keep launching on boot?

    Sorry if this kind of question isn't allowed here, but I'm at my wit's end. VB randomly started launching on startup about 2 weeks ago (on EndeavourOS) and I can't figure out why. There's no shortcut in ~/config/autostart, it isn't in the KDE startup apps list, and I can't find anything virtualbox-related with systemctl either. There's also no setting in the VB app itself. WTF?

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    Is there any reason I shouldn't visit?

    My wife and I are thinking of going to CR this winter, but we have a few other potential destinations on our shortlist. Talk me out of going to Costa Rica!

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    Unixporn @lemmy.ml cygnus @lemmy.ca
    [Plasma] It's hip to be square(ish)

    I don't think I've seen anyone else here with an 8:9 monitor, so I'll break the ice! The color theme is Layan Light; everything else is stock KDE.

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    Why do you grow mushrooms? What for?

    I stumbled upon this community for the first time a few minutes ago. I like gardening and houseplants, but never heard of people recretionally growing mushrooms of the non-magical kind. Is it for food?

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    SNOOcalypse - document, discuss, and promote the downfall of Reddit. @lemmy.ml cygnus @lemmy.ca
    In unsurprising news, Reddit prepares IPO
    www.businessinsider.com Reddit's cofounder said that at first the company felt like 'a homework assignment that got out of hand' rather than a business

    Reddit's cofounder Steve Huffman said in its early days he filled up most of the site with content using different accounts until it got more users.

    Reddit's cofounder said that at first the company felt like 'a homework assignment that got out of hand' rather than a business

    > Now the social media platform is aiming for an IPO in the first quarter of 2024 with a valuation of $15 billion, and has been in talks with potential investors like Goldman Sachs and and Morgan Stanley, per Bloomberg.

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    Bot no longer working?

    It seems the bot has stopped reposting content from Reddit?

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    Fifth Order of Angels (1974 radio broadcast)

    This was recorded in Cleveland for a radio broadcast; the tape became available as a bootleg and is known as one of the most important ones in the band's history.

    It's the first-ever recording of "Fly by Night" and only their third performance with Neil. We can hear snippets of what would later become "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" in the Working Man solo.

    A quote from Geddy regarding bootlegs:

    >A lot of people say 'It takes away from record sales' but [...] the fact is that any fan who buys a bootleg is still going to buy your record. So, who is it harming?

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    USB webcam lagging only in Zoom?

    Sorry if this community isn't the right place to ask — I got a USB webcam that works great in Teams, but lags tremendously (3-4 seconds) in Zoom. I doubt the Zoom app is introducing that lag on its own, but how would I troubleshoot this?

    This is on EndeavourOS (basically Arch)

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    Geddy Lee interview w/Ian Hanomansing

    Good interview with Geddy about his autobiography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHkvpWMTuUI

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    [Monitor] LG DualUp (899 - 220 = 679) [LG Canada]
    www.lg.com 28MQ780-B | LG CA

    Get more information on the LG 28MQ780-B Click for pictures, reviews, and tech specs for the LG 27.6-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor with Ergo Stand and USB Type-C™

    28MQ780-B | LG CA

    Just picked one up. This is the best price I've seen this year. Very strange monitor but awesome for work - it even serves as a USB-C docking station with 90W power delivery.

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    Why does Pandoc get updated nearly every day?

    Please forgive the noobish question, but what's going on with a document converter that it gets such frequent updates (and by extension forces a ton of Haskell updates)?

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    Trying Fedora. Never rebooted so often in my life

    Even back in the Windows 3.1 or 95 days I didn't have to reboot this often - sometimes twice a day. Seems a bit excessive?

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    File permissions on mounted drive - can read/write but can't drag into apps?

    RESOLVED: it was caused by the app being flatpak. use Flatseal!

    I have a network drive mounted to my computer (PopOS). I have read & write access to everything in the drive and can drag and drop files between two Nautilus windows, but if I try to drag a file from the network drive into an email for example, I get a popup about file permissions. Is it because flatpak apps don't inherit my user permissions?

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    Finally using Linux full-time thanks to PopOS

    I've been using Linux on and off for about 15 years, but was never able to make the leap to using it full-time until PopOS. It's been painless to use and does everything I need with only minor tweaks. Thank you System76! I can't wait until the Cosmic DE is released.

    (too bad about the name, though...)

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    Using Linux for work - need a good email/contacts/calendar system

    (apologies in advance if this isn't the right community for this question)

    I've been flirting with Linux on and off for about 15 years and I think I'm ready to make the switch mostly full-time. I use a laptop for work and have a Microsoft 365 plan with email and such. I need to replace that with something Linux-friendly and would much prefer something that works with a desktop email client. Easy syncing of email, contacts and calendar to Android is a must.

    Proton seems like it might be a good option but the privacy features aren't a huge selling point for me so I'm open to other options!

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    Great interview with Alex by Chris Shiflett

    Chris (Foo Fighters guitarist) did a great job here. Nice interview with some gear and history insights by Alex and a breakdown of the Limelight solo.

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    New single from Envy of None (Alex's band)

    I prefer the tracks off the previous album – more atmospheric – but this is still pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsN-v7pvUVA

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